Shame Quizzes

Shame Quiz 1

1 How many mothers does Omar have?
One

Seven

Three

Two
2 Who is the author of the novel?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Orhan Pamuk

Italo Calvino

Salman Rushdie
3 What country is the narrator from?
Pakistan

India

Bangladesh

Indonesia
4 Which of the following is NOT one of Omar's mothers' names?
Munnee

Chhunni

Bunny

Rani
5 What is the name of the Shakil sisters' mansion?
Mohenjo

Nishapur

Venice

Quetta
6 What animal do Omar's mothers compare him to?
A dove

A bat

A panther

A lion
7 When is Omar's father's identity revealed?
When he is forty seven

When he is fourteen

It is never revealed

When he is twelve
8 What kind of event do the Shakil sisters throw?
A scavenger hunt

A prayer meeting

A concert

A ball
9 What do the Shakil sisters learn after their father has died?
They are being evicted

He was a cruel and terrible man

They are newly wealthy

He has squandered their fortune
10 What alternative name for Pakistan does the narrator give in his story?
Nishapur

Peccavistan

Karachi

Quetta
11 Where is Nishapur?
In Bombay

In Karachi

In the city of Q.

In Kashmir
12 When does Omar express a wish to leave home?
At age thirty three

At age twelve

At age eighteen

At age twenty two
13 What is the name of Omar's crush?
Farah

Sufiya

Bilquis

Rani
14 Who does Omar talk to before leaving Q.?
A sweetmeats vendor

His brother

An ice vendor

His mothers
15 What is Omar's brother's name?
Iskander

Haroun

Babar

Raza
16 How do the sisters experience everything?
Together but while living far apart

Variably

As a unified trio

Separately
17 What does Omar develop an interest in as a child?
Hypnosis

Medical journals

Bats

Disease
18 What happens to Farah?
She becomes a doctor

She falls in love with Eduardo

She becomes pregnant after having sex with Omar

She is banished from Q.
19 What is the name of Omar's teacher at school?
Eduardo Rodrigues

Raza Hyder

Haroun Harappa

Talvar Ulhaq
20 What happens to Farah's reputation?
She is ostracized by the community

She is accepted for who she is

She is welcomed in by her father

She is viewed in the same light
21 What career does Omar pursue after school?
Doctor

Street vendor

Military man

Lawyer
22 Where does Oscar travel to after finishing school?
Karachi

Quetta

Dubai

Mohenjo
23 How does Farah feel about Omar?
She is attracted to him

She flip-flops about her feelings for him

She finds him physically repugnant

She doesn't like him but has romantic feelings for him
24 Who takes Farah in and takes care of her after she becomes pregnant?
The Shakil sisters

Babar

Omar

Eduardo
25 What does the narrator compare gossip to?
Fog

Water

Waves

Fire

What event at school caused shame to control the narrator's life for a long time?

The narrator, Omar, was teased by his classmates for being overweight.

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Money, or lack of money, serves as a symbol of poverty and shame.

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What event caused shame to control the narrator's life for a long time?

Sufiya disembowels hundreds of turkeys as a young girl, castrates through the act of beheading several men who rape her and eventually transforms into a panther woman serial killer whose spree is instrumental in bringing down her father’s...

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